水
Meanings
Noun
1. water (esp. cool or cold)
2. fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
3. flood; floodwaters
4. water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
5. break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
Kanji used
Pitch accent
みず
Used in vocabulary
水揚げ
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha); preservation (of cut flowers, in ikebana)
Noun
水割り
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
Noun
水商売
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
Noun
Examples554
水
Add water and stir to a paste.
必要
There is more water than is needed.
人間
Man is 70% water.
ほしかった
What I wanted was water.
私
Give me some water, please.
ここ
Here's some water.